PANJAB UNIVERSITY CHANDIGARH

List of holidays for the calendar year 2017 to be observed by the Administrative Offices,
University Teaching/Non-Teaching departments and colleges affiliated to the Panjab University,
Chandigarh.
S.No. Name of the Holiday Date/s Day/s

All Saturdays (except in colleges)

All Sundays
Other Holidays:
1. Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji January 05 Thursday
2. Republic Day January 26 Thursday
3. Guru Ravi Dass Jayanti February 10 Friday
4. Mahashivratri February 24 Friday
5. Holi March 13 Monday
6. Shahidi Divas of S. Bhagat Singh Ji March 23 Thursday
7. Ram Naumi April 04 Tuesday
8. Mahavir Jayanti April 09 Sunday
9. Baisakhi April 13 Thursday
10. Good Friday/Ambedkar Jayanti April 14 Friday
11. Parshuram Jayanti April 28 Friday
12. Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev June 16 Friday
13. Id-ul-Fitr June 26 Monday
14. Independence Day/ Janam Ashtami August 15 Tuesday
15. Id-ul- Zuha (Bakrid) September 02 Saturday
16. Agarsain Jayanti September 21 Thursday
17. Dusshera September 30 Saturday
18. Dusshera/Muharram October 01 Sunday
19. Mahatama Gandhi Jayanti October 02 Monday
20. Birthday of Maharishi Balmiki Ji October 05 Thursday
21. Birthday of Guru Ram Dass ji October 09 Monday
22. DiwaIi October 18 Wednesday
October 19 Thursday
23. Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji November 04 Saturday
24. Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru
Teg Bahadur Ji November 24 Friday
25. Christmas Day December 25 Monday

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1. The Teaching Departments (including Non-Teaching Staff) and Administrative Offices
of the University will open at 11.00 a.m. instead of 9.00 a.m. on account of Raksha
Bandan and Bhai Dooj as and when these occasions fall.
2. The Women employees of the University who are to observe Karva Chauth as and when
this falls are allowed to leave the office at 2.00 p.m under an intimation to the respective
Chairperson/Head of the Department/Branch/Office.
3. The Panjab University employees working in the teaching Departments or Administrative
Offices, who wish to participate in religious processions/Nagar Kirtans to be taken out in
the city on the eve of the various religious occasions, may join the procession after
obtaining half day restricted holiday (second half) for this purpose.
For availing of the restricted holidays (maximum five half days), the employees are
required to give their choice to their respective Chairperson/Head of the
Department/Branch/Office in a Proforma (attached) latest by 23.1.2017. The
Chairperson/Head of the Department/Branch/Office, in turn, shall send the signed
Proforma to the Dean University Instruction in the case of employees working in the
teaching departments and to the Registrar in the case of employees working in other
Offices/Non-Teaching departments/Branches latest by 31.1.2017. They shall enforce it
strictly. The Chairperson/Head of the Departments/Branches/Offices shall make
arrangements for the emergent work of the person/s who take half day restricted holiday.
The Chairperson/Head should also ensure that the choices so given are such that the
working of the office shall not come to a halt.
SAMPLE PROFORMA FOR HALF DAYS RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS TO JOIN
RELIGIOUS PROCESSIONS/NAGAR KIRTANS.
Name of the Department/Branch/Office
S.No. Name of the Employee Designation Choice of 5 half days Restricted Signatures
holidays

Date_______________ Signature of Chairperson/Head

NOTE: Separate proforma be filled in the case of Teaching/Non-Teaching Employees

and sent to the Dean of University Instruction/Registrar.
No.___________/GM Dated: __________

Copy of the above is forwarded to the Chairpersons/Heads of all the Teaching/Non

teaching Departments/Branches/Offices/P.U.Construction Office/ P.U. Health
Centre/VVBIS & IS Hoshiarpur, Teachers Holidays Homes Shimla/Dalhousie,
P.U.Extension Library Ludhiana/P.U Regional Centres Ludhiana/Hoshiarpur and
Muktsar for information and necessary action.

Assistant Registrar (General)

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